Kolkata shuts 13 hotels, issues notices to 50 over fire safety violations
2 sources·Updated August 23, 2026
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- NDTV India·3h agoHotel Owner Arrested In Kolkata Blaze That Killed 9, Including 7 Bangladeshis
Of the nine persons killed in the hotel fire, seven were Bangladeshi residents, one was from Jharkhand and one from Siliguri in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
Read at NDTV India → - Hindustan Times India·17h agoKolkata shuts 13 hotels, issues notices to 50 over fire safety violations
Officials aware of the developments said that the six bodies of Bangladeshis, killed in the central Kolkata hotel-fire, were likely to be taken to Banglades
Read at Hindustan Times India →